The 5.11 Triumph Factory Racing team announced that amateur standout, Deacon Denno is set to make his professional debut at round one of the Pro Motocross Championship this weekend at Fox Raceway in Pala, California. Denno recently won the SMX Next Supercross AMA National Championship and will contest in the opening three rounds of the Pro Motocross schedule. The team says they look for Denno to gain valuable experience at the professional level and depending on his progression, will decide on his racing schedule for the remainder of the summer. Denno joins teammates Austin Forkner and Gage Linville in the 250MX division.
“The switch back to motocross has been really good for me,” Denno said. “Over the last few weeks I’ve been focused on getting my race pace back up with longer motos and putting in a lot of work on the bike. I’m feeling strong coming off a good Supercross season and I’m excited to carry that momentum into Pro Motocross. The bike is feeling really good as well. We spent a lot of time testing recently, especially with the suspension, and I feel like we’ve made some big improvements heading into the first round. This is my rookie season, so the main goal is to gain as much experience as possible racing against the top guys. I want to improve every weekend, keep learning, and consistently fight for top-10 results throughout the season.”
“It’s been a busy few weeks as we’ve switched from Supercross to Pro Motocross and been preparing for our outdoors campaign,” said Triumph’s Jeremy Coker. “The 5.11 Triumph Factory Racing team has been working hard; Jordon has joined Mikkel, who has been working with the TF 450-X over the winter, and it’s been good for them to work together both in terms of final testing and fine tuning ahead of our first season in the 450 Pro Motocross championship. It will be interesting to see where they are both at, Mikkel has had a long off-season again but comes into this year with a lot more knowledge of the series, and Jordon has had more time on the bike, but now set-up for motocross. Deacon, Gage and Austin have been getting plenty of riding time with the TF 250-X too. Austin is back up-to speed on the smaller capacity bike and has been a good reference for us in testing, having raced outdoors on the TF 250-X last year. Deacon will race the first three events and we’ll see where he’s at to decide what happens next, while Gage has benefited from more experience with the bike. Having all five riders on track has been fun and good for them from a training perspective. Both classes are incredibly stacked, but we’re optimistic of what we can achieve, and we’ve set some realistic goals. We’re looking forward to getting out there and seeing what we can do.”
